Here is a quick painting of a couple of European roller birds having some squishy insect supper! I made this image using watercolour, ink, coffee and pigment. I’m still struggling with realism, I’m getting tired of creating dead imagery with loud colour and would like to create a piece with a little more depth and contrast. Fear keeps me in my comfort zone with image making and I aspire to make work which identifies with the actual subject matter and doesn't resemble a shallow caricature. More practice needed!

I also made a rhinoceros illustration, which also features the European roller! In this image I have used the above materials but in addition to some oozy ink drips and a gouache wash in the background to hide the mistake of a sunset I created.

Hi, I am a self-taught watercolourist from England, I started oddkness.com to serve me as a journal to discover who I was and where I stand as an artist.

My work is devoted to the glorification of animals, being deprived their companionship in childhood has led me to become even more enchanted by their existence. I hope you enjoy my posts, and if you do — don’t be a stranger, I’d love to hear from you.